Communications

Ports [time series]

none; offshore anchorage only

Defense Forces

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of Australia

Economy

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

no economic activity

Geography

Climate [time series]

antarctic

Coastline [time series]

101.9 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Contiguous zone [time series]

12 nm;

Continental shelf [time series]

200 meters or to depth of exploration;

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

primarily used as research stations

Exclusive fishing zone [time series]

200 nm;

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other

Note [time series]

located 4,100 km southwest of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean

Terrain [time series]

Heard Island--bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands--small and rocky

Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]

3 nm

Area (Total area) [time series]

412 km2; land area: 412 km2

Government

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Government type (Type) [time series]

territory of Australia administered by the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Canberra (Australia)

People

Population [time series]

uninhabited